good morning, everyone. nice to have you with us. i'm ashleigh banfield. let's get started. we're going to take you first to the west coast where the desperate search for two missing children in california has changed. it has spread to oregon. an amber alert has been issued there for 6-year-old hannah and 8-year-old ethan anderson. of course prompted by a possible sighting of a vehicle that's wanted in connection with this case. authorities expected that 40-year-old james dimaggio abducted at least one of these children after their mother's body was found in a burned-out house. a child's body was also found but so far authorities have not released an identity on that child. the children's father, brett anderson, was on cnn's "new day" this morning. >> i believe the hardest thing is still to come when i have to go and start cleaning out their

apartments and rooms. but i have a lot of support here with me and we'll try to get through it. >> first off, the most important part, did that tip on the vehicle that took us to oregon end up panning out, paul? >> well, the sheriff's office here was saying at one point that it did not pan out. there were tremendous gymnastics between the sheriff's department here and oregon authorities. but one thing we can tell you, in modok county, no less than the under sheriff told us that a business owner there wrote down a license plate number that matched that of the suspect's vehicle. so they are now actively trying to pursue this with of course an amber alert now in washington

and the timeline fits because the first sighting was in the extreme northeast corner of the state and a second sighting to the north on highway 395, that in oregon, ashleigh. >> and we've been hearing the father refer just to the daughter in the appeal for the daughter. but there is some other information that's come to light and it's unusual. it's about the relationship between dimaggio and this teen-age girl, hannah. what exactly is it? >> reporter: well, from what we understand, these families were so close, the dimaggio as and andersons that they considered dimaggio to be an uncle. he's known the children since birth. a neighbor says he believes dimaggio and the girls recently

took a trip to hollywood. let's listen to anderson. >> i have come up blank. i have been through every scenario in my brain. there was nothing ever to show any indication of this. he -- everybody you could even talk to loved him. he would give you the shirt off his back. he was there to help at any time you called and nothing ever like this indicated anything. >> reporter: and a little bit about her, the 16-year-old said to be 5'7", 115 pounds, blond haired, blue eyed. her friends say she was a fun loving girl, wouldn't be someone who would run away with

somebody. >> and reports from friends saying that dimaggio creeped her out, that he suggested a crush but the dad didn't say anything of that. with that interview that you saw, it was extraordinarily emotional from that father. he was unable to actually speak at one point. i want to show you another part of the interview, from this father talking about who these kids are. have a listen. >> ethan wore his heart on his sleeve. he would give -- do anything for anybody, loved everybody. he was just my buddy. we spoke quite often since i've been in nashville and he would tell me his daily routines. he was just getting back into football for a second year. and hannah was just a beautiful, beautiful girl, very, very good student, hundreds and hundreds of friends and there is nothing bad to say about my kids.

they never did anything to anybody. they were always wonderful. we were pretty tight even though i was a couple thousand miles away. i -- i don't know what to say. it's surreal to me right now. >> and we'll continue to follow this story as the information comes in to cnn. we've also heard that taser guns can kill. that's exactly what a south florida teen-ager's family says happened to 18-year-old israel hernandez. they say he was spray painting an empty building in miami beach on tuesday morning. his friends apparently acting as look-outs. but when police spotted him, he ran. they say that he hid, he jumped a fence and did not cooperate or listen to the officers' commands. so when the officers got to him, they tazed him. this is when it gets difficult. his friends say that the officers started laughing and

congratulating each other. >> i seen my friend lay down on the floor and they were just high fiving each other and laughing. >> it's brutal. it's brutal. he's a kid about my size and there was about 30 cops on him. >> hernandez was pronounced dead after he was taken to the hospital. our nick valencia has been live on this story investigating. he's at our cnn center. nick, this is really distressing to hear that this young man is now dead. do we have any other details on either the medical side of this or legal side of this? >> reporter: it is distressing. he was a very popular teen-ager in miami beach. he was known locally for his graffitiing, other people call it tagging and that's what he was doing at about 5:00 a.m. on tuesday morning when cops confronted him, he was graffitiing or tagging an abandoned building. they asked him to stop. they confronted him at which they were he took off running.

they were able to catch up to him. police say they had to taze him in order to arrest him. a lot of his friends and family very upset about this. there are critics that say this teen-ager was a vandal, he was defacing private property and he should have stopped when cops told him to stop. i talked to his girl friend earlier this morning and i asked her to respond to those critics. >> he ran because he was scared, you know. he's just a kid. he only weighs like 120 pounds. he was just a child in so many ways. and he's so -- he's such a pure and innocent person and he'd never -- >> for their part police released a statement in order to effect his arrest, the officer deployed a taser.

the subject was placed into custody. you asked about the medical history of this teen, if anything played in that. autopsy reports are pending. we asked his girl friend if he had a history of drug abuse. she said no, this is a straight edge kid, he didn't like smoking pot or drinking. he went by the name "reefer" and we asked if it was drug related and she said, no, he was from colombia. >> they're certainly continuing to investigate this. the police saying the investigation is open and ongoing. >> happening right now, widespread flooding in tennessee, including the city of nashville. no stranger to flooding there. parts of interstate 24 which run

through the city are now under water. some people have been forced to flee to the roofs of their homes. chad myers joins us at the weather center with the latest. i was thinking it was not only two years ago that nashville was an absolute mess, it was under water. >> that's right. and many of the flood levels now are second only to that flood in 2010. parts of davidson county officially in six hours, 6.5 inches of rain. it doesn't matter where you live, you're going to get flooding if you get rain that fast. branson, missouri, 10 inches of rain or more in the past 24 hour. branson at 8 inches of rain, 6.5 in madison. flash flood warnings for nashville. rain continues here and it going to continue for much of the day.

could see flooding in parts of georgia, missouri. it's a stationary front like a stationary bike, doesn't move. same rain showers, same places. >> chad, say it with me. if you're driving and up see water on the road ahead of you, what do we do? >> stop. >> don't drive. >> you think the road is still there but this flooding has been so bad for so long, the roadway actually may not even be there. there may just be water and you're going to drive off into the creek that's now a new creek and get pushed down and you're going to be in trouble and rescuers are going to have to come. >> so dangerous. chad myers, keep an eye on it for us. thank you. >> a fast moving wildfire burning unchecked in california. look at these pictures. 10,000 acres now engulfed in riverside county. that's west of los angeles. there are mandatory evacuations in effect for several communities. about 500 firefighters and three

airborne units are trying to fight this one right now. so far we can report three people have been hurt in this wildfire. >> a jury deliberating the fate of james "whitey" bulger goes into its third day now. among the charges, rico, racketeering involving 19 murders. it all happened during a 20-year reign of terror in south boston. if convicted, he to spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> a couple tried to use prayer to help their sick child get better. that child didn't get better, the child died. here's what's really disturbing, it is not the first child who has died this way under their care. now they're charged with murder. our legal experts will weigh in on this heart breaking case after the break.

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decided that prayer might work better. but after several days prayer didn't work at all and that child died. and now a judge is upholding murder charges against the parents involved. our national correspondent gary tuchman has the details. >> reporter: at this north philadelphia cemetery, most of the graves are marked, but not this spot where two small children are buried. two children who would be alive today, say authorities, if their parents gave them medical care. herbert and katherine are charged with third degree murder following the death of their 8-month-old son brandon this spring. >> instead of caring and nurturing him, they ultimately caused his death by praying over his body instead of taking him to the doctor. >> and unbelievably, this isn't the first time this has happened to the shiebls. in 2009 their 2-year-old son kent died. the parents did not seek medical care to treat him. >> i tried the previous case two and a half years ago and the

circumstances from that case to this case are eerily similar. >> in the first case they were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of kent. the prosecutor asked for prison time but the judge opted for probation and allowed the couple to move back to their home with their seven other children. the judge did order them to seek medical care for their children in the future. joanne prosecuted the case then and will prosecute this case as well. when the judge gave probation, you must have been very upset. >> i was upset. i was upset at that and i was upset because i felt they didn't get it. here we are, two and a half years later, another one of their kids is dead and they still don't get it. >> reporter: which is why they've been charged for the more serious count of third degree murder. so what's up with the parents? they belong to a church that declares its trust in god alone

for physical healing. the church lists many of its core philosophies on its web site. relevant to this case is one particular belief i will quote in part, "if we are trusting, se satan will hinder our relationship with god." the daughter of pastor said the pastor did not want to speak to us. the remaining children are in state custody. >> do you feel you did right by god? >> this is herbert's attorney. >> he's sad, he's still in a grieving mode. i looked at him this morning. he seemed to have lost weight. but in terms of holding up, he's a standup guy. >> certainly that's a most

controversial characterization. >> we wanted to show you pictures of herbert's and katherine's two little boys but lawyers on both sides say they don't know of any pictures of them in life. all they have are their autopsy photos taken shortly before they were buried in their unmarked grave. a lot of people say you have no love for your child because you've let two children die without medical help. >> no comment. >> gary tuchman, cnn, philadelphia. >> so many questions, legal questions particularly about this. i want to bring in criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor jeffrey gould a. i think a lot of people will say aren't we allowed to parent the way we want? am i allowed to use faith as a

healing device? >> the law says you can't use faith to sacrifice children. i question probation who was supposed to watch over these people and perhaps ask them a few questions as time went on as to what their religious believes were as to this child. this case will come down to the defense saying it was only three days that the 8-month-old child was sick and that that's not enough to know. the prosecutor will say, wait a minute, we have a prior bad act. you just did the same thing before. you can't sacrifice your children and that's what these people did. >> you mentioned, it it's astounding that ten years probation was all they got for the death of that child, who died in almost identical circumstances. they had seven additional children, who are now being looked after by the state. brian, maybe tell me this, why would you only get ten years probation for what was considered involuntary manslaughter back then when

nowadays they're being charged with murder in the third degree? >> i don't know. it seems to me to be a very lenient sentence for somebody who did something that's pretty horrific with respect to th children. of course the first time a case like this comes up, there's all kinds of defenses you can raise at that time. you can say we didn't know the child was that sick, we had belief in our faith, we thought the child would turn around. it's almost like an ignorance effect. but this judge put them on ten years of probation. one of the conditions of probation was the kids get routine medical care. if the children gets sick, you get them medical attention right away. this child, an 8-month-old child, was sick for three days. the defense they're trying to assert here, hey, they didn't know anybody, they thought it

would turn the corder, i don't think it's going to fly. >> in that state the third degree statute requires that you prove malice. is anybody going to be able to prove in court -- i think it's fair to say they're grieving -- will they be able to show that there was malice? >> i think they can show intent in this case. >> if could you stay put for a second. i have a little bit of breaking news. first i got to tell that you down in florida in tampa, there is a big group of people that are being ordered to stay indoors, and it all has to do with the picture you're seeing. fumes that are coming silently but deadly potentially from that port. what are the fumes?

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this is cnn breaking news. >> i want to get you some of this unusual information that's coming from a very large port in tampa, florida. it is in fact the port of tampa, and there's something wrong and nobody knows yet what it is. but there are dangerous, noxious fumes emanating from that port. look at that flag. people downwind of that flag are being told to stay indoors. that's not just a few people, it is several thousand people. particularly if you live or know people who live in the area of channel side harbor island, all of them have been given an order to stay in shelter. they're trying to figure out what the leak is, what the fumes are. they say if you have any experience of irritation of the

eyes or respiratory tracks that could lead to dizziness, you're probably going to need to get medical attention at some point. in the meantime, everybody in the area south of that port are being told to stay in place, shelter indoors, keep your windows and doors closed and keep on your television and radio. what a bizarre situation, not knowing what it is and what it's leaking from. another breaking story, we've been bringing it to you from texas every day. and every day we've had a praek in the nidal hasan case, that's the case of an army major accused of opening fire on his colleagues. ed lavandera is here with more breaking news in the case. yesterday everything shut down because the backup lawyers say they can't stand by any longer and watch him march himself to the death penalty. what has the judge said in this case? >> reporter: it was another tense morning. the judge came out this morning

first thing and denied those attorneys' request to modify how they would work with major nidal hasan in his death penalty murder case here at fort hood. the judge denied that motion. it didn't end there. basically the judge ruled that this was simply a disagreement in strategy, that major hasan is fully kachab abcapable of repre himself, that he has a constitutional right of defending himself how he so chooses. but then the lawyers said -- the attorneys kept hammering at the judge about it and said it would be "morally repugnant" to force them to allow major hasan to essentially in their opinion work with the prosecution to ensure that he get the death penalty. despite all of that and those strong claims from these attorneys, from what we could hear sounded very angry and upset by the judge's ruling. the judge said they have to

continue working alongside major hasan. they are not the lead counsel. they do not make the decisions. everything is up to major hasan and basically they have to stand there and watch him choose this strategy, which they think is ensuring that he gets sentenced to death. >> well, they say you do have a right to defend yourself, even if you're defending yourself very poorly. i will tell you this, ed, from the cases i've seen, a lot of thiems those shadow lawyers have to defend themselves, too, from a case of ineffective assistance of counsel. keep us posted today on any other movement in the trial, will you, ed? >> yes. >> he's on it every day for us and we'll keep you posted. not even 11:30 in the morning eastern time and the court case already done for the day in joshua young's trial. why? he's that 17-year-old baby-faced boy accused of helping his

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boy sitting there, joshua young, could face life in prison if he's convicted of the alleged role in the crime. he may look really young but he is 17. the defense did call two witnesses, out of order, sort of in the middle of the prosecution's case. that's not unusual. so prior to today's 20 minutes, it was only about ten minutes more. all in all, only about a half hour in the defense case. much of what you're hear sums up much of what we heard this morning. >> to your knowledge, was tray afraid of the dark? >> no. can you describe joshua young's demeanor in the car going to the funeral? >> very sad, very distraught, teary-eyed. >> i want to bring in cnn legal analyst jeff gold and jeanne

casarez as well. this reminds us of cases like the brothers in florida where these are baby-faced defendants. he had no plan or taking the stand? >> no. i think the defense used a lot of the prosecution case to develop their case. he's charged with complicity to commit murder, that he helped, assisted, aided and encouraged his own father. his father was a witness in this case. as the evidence has come out, it's amazing, ashleigh, because i don't see the evidence for complicity to commit murder but i think there is evidence that he commit murder. the father said i did it alone, my son wasn't there but if you look at the evidence that unfolds, it doesn't point to the father. one example, the father says i

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it has been just over a year since former penn state football coach jerry sandusky was accused of sexually abusing a number of children. now a kentucky youth coach is facing 14 charges of sexually abusing six boys. in one case the coach, 46-year-old michael sweitzer, allegedly slipped a sleeping boy to one of the boys before molesting him. >> reporter: imagine your reaction if your neighbor was charged with sodomy and sexual abuse, a neighbor where your son would play. look at the property, a ball field, play set and trampoline. >> mike didn't seem like he would do that. >> and spence was down here

playing, they played whiffle ball in the back yard. they seemed very nice, very normal. >> reporter: that normal changed yesterday when michael sweitzer, a youth coach, was indicted on these crimes. he's in the county jail on a half million dollar bond. >> weird. you wouldn't expect it. >> reporter: i asked the schools if sweitzer has ever been affiliated with any of the sports programs. they said he's never been on the payroll. spencer's mom, terry, said it's a great time to talk to your kids about inappropriate relationships. >> it makes you want to keep your kids at home and really be careful about whose place you send them to and who they are with. >> reporter: according to neighbors, sweitzer's wife and children moved out more than a month ago when allegations first surfaced. >> and again, our thanks to our affiliate wcpo for that report.

>> i have an update on some of the breaking news we have been talking about in tampa. if you're one of those people stuck in a shelter in place order because of noxious fumes, i've got an update for you right after the break.

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connecting with people over seas. they do it all sorts of ways. here is what you might not know. they take the information and then they pass it along. they funnel it to the irs, to the nsa, and to other agencies so that those other agencies here can actually launch their own criminal investigations. all of this is from a reuters report release this had week. the report says the dea is then instruct the folks, its own agents to lie, lie about where that original information came from. the practice is now under investigation by the justice department and what about those who have been prosecuted as a result of the origination of this data that was cleared away? wiped away, parallel construction they call it, is it possible that people could be set free from prison if the root of the investigation is deemed to be illegal?

our cnn legal correspondent jean casarez is the perfect person to ask this. i think it may have even been you that explained to me what fruit of the poisonous tree means. does it apply here potentially, jean. >> the origination of the investigation. defense attorneys saying it is a violation of due process and the clients did not get a fair trial. why? because the origination of the investigation, they don't know about, they weren't told. that deprived someone of their liberty. what's interesting here is this program has been in place since the 1990s, so how many cases could it have affected within the dea, and there is a justice department investigation but the justice department reportedly knew about this program so did they already pass constitutional muster in regard to the legality of this program or not? we'll have to see how this develops. two leading republicans are saying this is hiding the ball and constitutionally it is not right. >> this group called the special

operations division of the dea says there is nothing illegal about what they have been doing, and still what's weird is that they're asked to reconstruct the root, again, the origination of the tip so that there is a completely open and public investigation that they can pass onto prosecutors and judges and defendants, et cetera, but here is my question. if somebody who ends up guilty of a crime is legitimately guilty of a crime, who cares that the original tip may have been ill gotten if it is recreated and that original tip can be legitimate? do you understand? it is a little complex. >> yes. i understand exactly. >> the recreated trip is actual, and the guy is guilty? who cares? >> i think it is how close the causal connection is because we know tips are used in law enforcement all the time, right? normally it does form the basis of the investigation that tip, so, number one, if you're not

told the tip and you don't know about it, that's the number one issue defense attorneys have. the causal connection, if you give the tip to somebody, go to this truck stop because a vehicle will be there at 2:00 in the afternoon and the vehicle is filled with drugs, but you can't communicate that tip, then you have to find another reason to pull somebody over, legitimate or not legitimate, you have to form that reason. you pull them over, you get the drugs, it forms the basis of the arrest. that's the core issue here, i think, and this is only used for international drug cases and money laundering cases at this point. high, high profile cases. >> and makes me mad only because it is a tip, it is not evidence. it is a tip. i completely get where you are coming from. it is a little thing called our constitution. very important little thing. jean casarez, you're awesome. thank you. >> thank you. >> it is never a good idea to lie to the police. you know that. wait until you hear what one woman said when she was caught speeding and how that was a domino effect that she now

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she said her father was on his death bed and she was rushing to see him before he died. the police officer let her go, but his spidey senses were tingling, and he decided to google the dad's name, and guess what? turns out that dad did die. he died back in '08. he also found that she was driving on a suspended registration which is a misdemeanor in new hampshire. he decided to take some action. he went over to her house and he arrested her. our legal panel is back with me now and, jeff, i am surprised that all she ended up getting charged with once he did confront her was driving after a suspension of registration and speeding. how about obstruction and lying? >> absolutely. the misdemeanor she has been charged with and it is criminal in nature and absolutely. i get your dog ate the homework, but this is lying to the police. you know, i have a lot of clients and when you have pretty

girls, they don't get charged with speeding as much as men. this girl went a way out of the way to avoid that original ticket. i don't understand, though, why the cop didn't know her registration was suspended at the time. so there is a little bit of question in my mind was he just cutting her a break and then changing the story later. >> maybe. listen, if someone says their dad is dying and she literally said he is only six breaths per minute now, giving serious detail, maybe he was trying to give her a break, yes. brian, however, some people say this is someone seeking revenge going to her house to cuff her or is it great policing. >> i don't think it is either. i don't think it is great policing but almost every state has statutes about interfering with the police officer and the discharge of their duty and it is something they could have charged her with. she was clearly doing it. once you're out there in the field and once the police officerut